A story is told of an Emperor who allowed himself to be dressed in the finest suite of new clothes, which he had been told “had the special capability that it was invisible to anyone who was either stupid or not fit for his position.” In his special suite, he held a procession through town, never admitting that he was too unfit and stupid to see what he was wearing. He was afraid that people would think that he was stupid. The story goes on that “all the townspeople wildly praised the magnificent clothes of the emperor, afraid to admit…
Here is how to excel in your accountancy job
Getting a job is one thing and climbing the corporate ladder is another ballgame. It takes talent, strategy and hard work. It is common to find folks who have occupied the same position(at inflation revised pay) for over five to 10 years! That is called career stagnation. You risk being vulnerable to your current employer as your transfer price (extra pay to leave your current job) lowers due to real or perceived limited experience. I know you could have been a recipient of lousy advice that the longer you stay on your job the better for. Well, you were misled.…
How to avoid being a cyber-crime victim, part 2
One of the cyber crime investigators creeds is that “no cyber criminal is too smart to leave no digital traces.” Smart thieves leave few traces. But there will always be something to link the crime to a suspect. And that is how a cyber-crime investigator established the name and mobile number of the suspect and gave the information to Uganda Police, who then obtained a court order for a call log printout from the telecom company. Together with the email header information, the physical location of the suspect’s office was established. With a search warrant, police visited the suspect’s offices…
Are you living for a cause or by a cause?
No one stays young forever. Every passing minute, you are growing old. Are you living for a cause or are you living by a cause? The young people today are breaking the hearts of their parents, slowly but consistently. Today, marks one day after burying one of the iconic and talented young musicians, popularly known by his stage name, Mowzey Radio. At just 33 years, Moses N. Ssekibogo had made a powerful brand. He graduated from Makerere University with a degree in Psychology, which gave him a strong foundation to succeed in his passion, music. He is a true success…
Of Free Internet and Big Brother’s Harvest
I read in the Daily Monitor of Thursday September 15, 2016 titled ‘Government to offer free Internet to Kampala, Entebbe’, with concern. Today, the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda, has announced that it will officially offer free Internet connectivity at the Kampala Capital City Carnival celebrations. This is a welcome development. Unfortunately, where are the terms of use? How will people’s privacy be protected from increasing threat of hackers in the city? The experience by Governments globally with technology giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft which collect personal information is bad on their platforms is not so good. Their…
How to avoid being a cyber-crime victim, part 2
One of the cyber crime investigators creeds is that “no cyber criminal is too smart to leave no digital traces.” Smart thieves leave few traces. But there will always be something to link the crime to a suspect. And that is how a cyber-crime investigator established the name and mobile number of the suspect and gave the information to Uganda Police, who then obtained a court order for a call log printout from the telecom company. Together with the email header information, the physical location of the suspect’s office was established. With a search warrant, police visited the suspect’s offices…
